Old Trafford Lodge Hotel

Booked this hotel the day before our stay with Laterooms.com and got a great deal at £45 for an executive double including breakfast. Balcony overlooked the cricket ground which must be amazing when a match is being played - bet the prices are much higher then though. Room and bathroom very clean as were all areas of the hotel. A nice surprise was the free coffee available in the bar area (from a machine ) which was good. The reception staff where very friendly as were the ladies helping at breakfast. That consisted of salami, ham, cheese, breadrolls, toast ,croissants, jams etc. and danish pastries - very adequate. Couldn't fault anything and will definately stay there again.

stayed during a conference for which prices were bumped up to £100 per night. At half this price it would be a fair deal but at this price range, the place was deficient: day to day flick a dust was good and bedding was clean but there was deeply ingrained mould around the base of the shower walls and a generally never quite deep cleaned feel. Carpets were tatty and first stair carpet on ground floor had a dangerous tear. Room has french window rather than window which means the only security at night is to bolt everything shut and the room was quite hot. People in next room can be clearly heard. No tissues were supplied in room and the liquid soap was of uncertain quality. Breakfast is not good for the price range: very poor quality jam etc.. Walk to/from metro station was quite daunting in the dark-the hotel make no concessions about shortening walk through side gate-but commute into Manchester is fairly short which is just as well because, apart from the cricket, the place is in the middle of urban desert. Full charge for all rooms booked for all nights was zapped onto credit card on arrival. Cricket fanatics will forgive all this but again, pricing was ambitious for the product.

Once again we stayed at the Trafford Lodge (usually make 3 or 4 trips a year during the cricket season). Since our last trip last summer, the rooms with balconies have been refurbished, and we found them very comfortable. Breakfast was fine - okay so no fryups, but plenty cereals, toast, pastries etc, and this year meat/cheese if you want. As always, the staff are friendly and the tables are cleared quite quickly. We've already booked a further 2 stays for the cricket and no doubt as soon as we get next year's fixture list (in Nov/Dec) we will be booking our rooms for next season!